Akro Mils 10144 20 Inch 16 Inch Hardware Reviews Summary

Design and Build Quality

Pros:

• "The product itself seems to be sturdy and of thick mil flexible plastic."
• "The cabinet is well designed and looks like it won't be able to sag under the weight over time."
• "For the price I was able to get many bins, in the configuration I needed."
• "The drawers seem to be made of a tough plastic and fit well."
• "The structure is not steel like the old days, but the plastic frame appears strong enough."
• "This is a step up from the plastic small parts cabinets that I have seen and used before."
• "The drawers are made of a translucent kind-of-flexible plastic that should hold up better than the brittle clear plastic drawers."
• "The plastic may be strong enough to hold what you need, but it feels cheap and flimsy."

Cons:

• "The system works as advertised, but the plastic in the drawers would be more transparent."
• "I like the organizer, but it came out of the box with an oily substance all over it."
• "Two of the drawers were missing and one of the bins had been pushed in so hard it won't come back out."
• "We were a bit disappointed to discover that roughly half of the drawers in the cabinet didn't open without a lot of effort."
• "The back is flimsy and the drawers fall out when tipped over."
• "Flimsy with poor quality control. 75% of the smaller drawers needed to have excess molding residue trimmed."
• "The plastic is soft and flimsy. Think more like thick milk jug plastic."
• "The entire front frame separated from the main cabinet."

Price and Value

Pros:

• "For the price I was able to get many bins, in the configuration I needed."
• "Very happy with this purchase. I’ve purchased similar items in home improvement stores that are overpriced and flimsy compared to this one."
• "I was scared of it being too cheap. But to be honest it's everything and more than I could wish for."
• "This storage cabinet was exactly what my workbench needed."
• "I got this mostly because I am constantly needing more storage for all the electronic components that I end up collecting."
• "Works well, especially for the price."
• "Bought two of these and love them. The only drawback is the little dividers that are built into the back panel of the unit when you get it."
• "Great for storage, yet super brittle cheap plastic that will break or crack upon impact."

Cons:

• "Bought this same item back in 2019, and was half the price it is now."
• "I thought it should look as it was advertised."
• "I picked it up for about ~$42, if it was $25 or $30 I may not be troubled by these."
• "I expected it to be of good quality (especially for $50), but was quite disappointed."
• "The fact that these defects are allowed out of the factory really is a stain on their reputation."
• "I would not suggest using the dividers provided with the unit. They are an integral part of the case."
• "I received my product way early, so thank you for that! One thing I think needs IMPROVEMENT is that the product only comes with '4' large drawer dividers."
• "I'm not sure why you’d have a giant “Made in the USA” printed on the box when what you’re making is cheap-feeling and poorly made."

Functionality and Ease of Use

Pros:

• "Works great. Nice build quality, this is my 4th one of these."
• "It works great for small amounts of Lego pieces."
• "I had two junk drawers in the kitchen that we’re just full of all sorts of little bits that seemed important."
• "I love it 🥰 it stored and organized all of my daughters hair beads."
• "I got these to try and organize all of my miscellaneous hardware and fasteners."
• "I bought this to use as makeup storage. It works really well for lining up my jars of eye shadows."
• "This is all plastic, which makes the storage very light. I'm not storing very dense parts either, so it has a risk of tipping or being moved easily."
• "I got this mostly because I am constantly needing more storage for all the electronic components that I end up collecting."

Cons:

• "It isn't made as well as our grey ones endorsed by Amazon."
• "The drawers easily slide around and there’s no lid or anything so the contents can easily spill out if you don’t keep things very steady."
• "Not very sturdy, so be careful when installing it."
• "I like all the drawers. Everything is made of better plastic (if there is such a thing) and will be way more durable than what I’m replacing."
• "I was excited to order this "Made in America" product and I really needed the bin storage for all my screws, rivets, and nails."
• "After a lot of looking for a place to store the massive amount of minis I have, I saw a post recommending these and bought two."
• "The drawers fall out or don't stay in place, they stick to the sides due to not pulling out in a straight line."
• "I really like this storage it's pretty great. I thought it came with the dividers though to make some of the drawers halfed and I didn't get any."